Maurizio and Susana met in 1998 in La Serena, Chile. After living in various places, Maurizio found Susana in this beautiful Chilean coastal city. They became friends for a year and later decided to live together and moved to his hometown Santiago looking for a better job market..

They lived In the capital for 2 years. During that time they needed to fill a void in their hearts and to share all the affection that they accumulated. They chose to do so with a 4 legged"son". During a year they looked for a yellow lab puppy, docile, affectionate and just a little bit hippie, the ideal friend for their life style.

The strategy was simple, to visit a few puppys until their hearts told them they had found the ideal companion.

I was the biggest of my brothers, probably due to my voracious apetite and my bad manners of stealing food from my other siblings.

The memories are distant, but I remember that I met them a day before Susana's birthday . It was love at first sight, they fell in love with my and I fell in love with their shoe laces.

I left my mom Canela "Cinammon" at the ripe young age of 40 days to undertake a life of adventures with my new family.

Soon I realized what my new life style would be. I left my birthplace in a motorcycle, with my small head poking out of a backpack

Although the motocycle engined scared mea little in the beginning, it became the sound that I recognized when my family came home every day. I grew up to like the noise.

Iwent camping for the first time in a trip of 6 days and 600 km, to the beaches and lakes near Santiago. Tents are great, they are the perfect blend of a human and dog house, where the three of us shared experiences.

Soon I was being carried in a harness attached to my parent's for greater security. At that time I weighed little but soon I became too big to get carried around.

The great city and its problems motivated my family to embark in a great adventure. The plan: to travel in bicycle from Santiago of Chile to the city of Mexico.

I, of course, wanted to ensure that I was not left behind.